Here is an interesting interview with Sergey Ustyugov (on Russian): http://www.skisport.ru/news/line/81374/
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vialbe said it was not about the money...probably, the same as with the legkov split earlier - clash of personalities. and i can not imagine b/c of knaute - she's a sweetheart. reto is very cold and demanding but i'd be over my level of knowledge insisting that was IT...BullsFan22 said:An interesting development in the Russian National Team. The Burgermeister/Knauthe training group which has had some great results with the likes of Legkov, Chernousov, Belov and last year Ustiugov, among others, has apparently been scrapped.
python said:vialbe said it was not about the money...probably, the same as with the legkov split earlier - clash of personalities. and i can not imagine b/c of knaute - she's a sweetheart. reto is very cold and demanding but i'd be over my level of knowledge insisting that was IT...BullsFan22 said:An interesting development in the Russian National Team. The Burgermeister/Knauthe training group which has had some great results with the likes of Legkov, Chernousov, Belov and last year Ustiugov, among others, has apparently been scrapped.
Libertine Seguros said:Chernousov's last two years with Bitnes are almost certainly more to do with his other half than anything else. Selina missed the 2014-15 season due to pregnancy and motherhood, so Ilya probably needed to spend as much time as possible nearby, so probably based out of either Pontresina or Lenzerheide, both of which are prominent biathlon facilities. The other option would have been Davos I guess.
Just my perception of him from his social media presence and various small French team training videos. I don't find him an obnoxious camera mug, more a Thomas Voeckler kind of character, and also that perception is exacerbated by on a personal experience from meeting him and a few of the other biathletes at a World Cup meet a couple of years ago, where he was hanging around with his friends nearby the venue but as soon as people recognized him, all kinds of silly faces and poses were being pulled. I use buffoon in the literal sense, i.e. that he's playing the fool, rather than as an insult to suggest he's stupid. Given his dominance and some of his finish line antics, however, if his brother was acting the same way I'd be much less sympathetic.kingjr said:@Libertine, you referred to Simon Fourcade as a "mugging-for-the-cameras-buffoon" earlier this year, would you care to elaborate or provide an example?
It's going to be a great battle for sure! Very open this year with Darya back, more so than the men's competitionjsem94 said:Cue clinic talk about something systemic in the French squad.... Honestly though, I'm much more excited with the ladies side this year, despite Dasha having gone and had a baby she's planning on making a comeback which is for the best. I dislike OEB, but I've always admired Dasha because her V2 technique in particular is the most aesthetically pleasing of all time, so I'll still root for her.
python said:despite the new poll length rule, today, in the beitostölen 15k classic a double poller won. i watched briefly towards the end...it was funny to see the officials measuring each skier's height. was surprised they measured with the hat on. i know the ski boots MUST be on but the hat could add 1/2 cm at least :Question:
petter in 74th 4 min back...sundby 'sick'. the field was 95% norwegian with an occasional swede or a slovak.i don't consider musgrave a brit anymore
Laukkanen's been a decent XC sprinter for a while though, as you can see from her FIS XC profile.meat puppet said:Biathlete Mari laukkanen seems to have improved quite a bit. Within a week she beat mäkäräinen in a biathlon duel and today she beat Finnish xc A team athletes in a sprint race, which she also won. Ok, it is very early season still and it was a sprint, but nonetheless quite surprising.